Friday, December 30, 2011

Our new carpet has finally arrived! It was a long process, it took over 2 months to produce it, beacause we wanted it in a special colour (stone) and in an extra big size. The carpet is made in Germany, company JAB, made from New Zealand wool. Feels like walking on moss. Kids are lying on it while watching tv.

And friends, I have to admit, it feels good to start a new year with a new, fresh carpet, like starting all over again, believe me. Maybe it´s going to be a happy, new year after all!

Natural wool warming mind and body.

Feels like heaven for tired feet after a long day at work.

And if.......this carpet could fly, my dream would be complete. But maybe it will one day, just wait and see.

Monday, December 26, 2011

Every year I buy one or two new Christmas tree decorations, but this year I didn´t found any. I think I wasn´t in the right place at the right time. Last year me and my girl were in Helsinki in the beginning of Nowember, when Stockmannopened their Christmas department. This is the place where you easily spend more than one hour just looking around. Like beeing in a candy store, you just don´t know which one to pick. Of course we bought our most beautiful decorations there. Now I show you our favourites.

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Today at home with Sofia we are flying on a carpet to Arabia. Just to taste the famous Arabian Christmas Cake. Spices like muscat, cinnamon, lemon, cardamom, vanilla and chocolate are blended by Arabian womens hands to create this outstanding taste. Not to mention the chocolate coffee icing, which is poured on top of the cake by the Sultan of the village himself.

It has been snowing again, the whole night. And there´s more to come. Look at these pictures above, they were taken 2 weeks ago and it was still so green. Today we are going to buy our christmas tree. In the evening we might drink glühwein on the terrace in candle light and watch......the never ending snow.

Yesterday I got this stunning bottle from a friend, isn´t it lovely? Schlumberger, Austrian good quality sparkling wine, has come up with a good idea, chill the bottle with the jacket on and after serving the bottle stays cold for over 2 hours.

Today at home with Sofia we talk about food, one of the nicest things in life. Now in December and generally in winter when it´s cold and dark outside, our body needs more calories than usually. I automatically need proper food, meat, sugar, bread. These are our favourites at the moment, perfect food after beeing outside for hours:

Meatballs in creamy sauce, mashed potatoes and lingonberry jam.

Taco spiced chicken lasagne and fresh salad. A glass of red wine for us adults!

Last week we made a visit over the German border to the Monastery of Ettal to visit the famous Christmas Fair. An ancient, breathtaking monastery which has its own brewery. Very cosy atmosphere even if there wasn´t any snow.

Rococo style church.

Beautiful Christkind came with goodies for the children.

Many nice, authentic things to buy.

Glühwein once again!

We went back in time and met these people, must have been ghosts from the monastery!

About me

I´m Sofia, a Finnish woman living with her family in the Alps in Austria. This blog is about small stories from my daily life, my inspirations, my thoughts and all nice and beautiful things in life and in my HOME....WELCOME!